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persecution The noun persecution is related to persecute, which comes from Latin persecut-, meaning “followed with hostility.” Persecution means hassling or singling out a person or group because of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, or social status.
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delusion of persecution delusion of persecution, a morbid belief that one is being mistreated, harassed, or conspired against, as seen in paranoia and paranoid schizophrenia. The patient may single out a person or group as the source of persecution.
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Delusions Of Persecution: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment Delusions Of Persecution: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment. Delusions of persecution refer to false beliefs or perceptions in which a person believes that they are being treated with malicious intent, hostility, or harassment – despite significant evidence to suggest otherwise.
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Persecution All of this persecution of the godly came as the result of the sin and the animosity of sinners who rejected these who lived godly lives and also rejected their message that sinners must repent ( Acts 2:38 ) and turn in faith to Jesus Christ for salvation ( 1 Thess 1:9-10 ).
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suppression Suppression is the act of keeping something from happening — like the suppression of tears while sitting on a public bus. In psychology, suppression is the act of stopping yourself from thinking or feeling something. It is generally presumed to be ineffective because even if you suppress or hold back an emotion, like anger, that feeling returns with a vengeance. Suppression can also mean the act of holding something else back, like the suppression of a book from publication because you don't like its message.
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asylum Definition of asylum for English Language Learners : protection given by a government to someone who has left another country in order to escape being harmed : a hospital where people who are mentally ill are cared for especially for long periods of time : a mental hospital
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- discrimination noun [U] (WORSE TREATMENT). › the ​treatment of a ​person or ​particular ​group of ​people differently, in a way that is ​worse than the way ​people are usually ​treated: Some ​immigrants were ​victims of discrimination.The ​law made ​racial discrimination in ​employment a ​serious ​crime.iscrimination noun [U] (WORSE TREATMENT). › the ​treatment of a ​person or ​particular ​group of ​people differently, in a way that is ​worse than the way ​people are usually ​treated: Some ​immigrants were ​victims of discrimination.
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Definition of âoppressionâ - English Dictionary oppression noun [ U ] (RULE) › a situation in which people are governed in an unfair and cruel way and prevented from having opportunities and freedom: Every human being has the right to freedom from oppression. War, famine and oppression have forced people in the region to flee from their homes. the oppression of women.
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Religious persecution Religious persecution is the systematic mistreatment of an individual or group of individuals as a response to their religious beliefs or affiliations or lack thereof. The tendency of societies or groups within society to alienate or repress different subcultures is a recurrent theme in human history.
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prejudice prejudice - Originally meant harm or injury caused to a person resulting from a disregard for their rights; it is from Latin, meaning to judge beforehand.
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THE COQUETTE; OR, THE HISTORY OF ELIZA WHARTON; A NOVEL; FOUNDED ON FACT. But be that as it may, they joined with Lip-lip in the persecution. Grief and persecution had in a former instance inspired her with the love of solitude. There was a cry of Neo-paganism, and various attempts at persecution. The persecution of which they complained was the persecution of the honest man by the knave. There is persecution, but they are not turned out of village, street, or house. Three more weeks of this persecution and my looks would be quite gone.
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Definitions &Translations Exile means to be away from one's home (i.e. city, state or country), while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened with imprisonment or death upon return.It can be a form of punishment and solitude.xile means to be away from one's home (i.e. city, state or country), while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened with imprisonment or death upon return.
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Christian Persecution What is Christian Persecution? Christian persecution is any hostility experienced from the world as a result of one's identification as a Christian. From verbal harassment to hostile feelings, attitudes and actions, Christians in areas with severe religious restrictions pay a heavy price for their faith.
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Political repression Political repression is the persecution of an individual or group for political reasons, particularly for the purpose of restricting or preventing their ability to take part in the political life of a society.
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Persecution The methods of persecution which were employed by the Jews, and also by the heathen against the followers of Christ, were such as these: (1) Men would revile them and would say all manner of evil against them falsely, for Christ's sake (Matthew 5:11).
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Refugees & Asylum Refugees & Asylum. Refugee status or asylum may be granted to people who have been persecuted or fear they will be persecuted on account of race, religion, nationality, and/or membership in a particular social group or political opinion. Refugees.
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KJV Dictionary Definition: exile An abandonment of one's country, or removal to a foreign country for residence, through fear, disgust or resentment, or for any cause distinct from business, is called a voluntary exile, as is also a separation from one's country and friends by distress or necessity.
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torment Torment definition, to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain: to be tormented with violent headaches. See more.
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- : the act or practice of persecuting especially those who differ in origin, religion, or social outlook. 2. : the condition of being persecuted, harassed, or annoyed. See persecution defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT.
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exile Save. exile /ˈɛgˌzajəl/ /ˈɛkˌsajəl/ noun. plural exiles. exile. /ˈɛgˌzajəl/ /ˈɛkˌsajəl/. noun. plural exiles. Learner's definition of EXILE. 1. a [noncount] : a situation in which you are forced to leave your country or home and go to live in a foreign country.ave. exile /ˈɛgˌzajəl/ /ˈɛkˌsajəl/ noun. plural exiles. exile. /ˈɛgˌzajəl/ /ˈɛkˌsajəl/. noun. plural exiles. Learner's definition of EXILE. 1. a [noncount] : a situation in which you are forced to leave your country or home and go to live in a foreign country.
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exile exile. The deportation of leaders was a common feature of both Assyrian and Babylonian imperial policy. In biblical studies the term the exile or captivity refers to the deportation of Judah 's leaders from Jerusalem in the 6th century.
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Delusions Of Persecution: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment Delusions of persecution refer to false beliefs or perceptions in which a person believes that they are being treated with malicious intent, hostility, or harassment – despite significant evidence to suggest otherwise.
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exclusion exclusion - the act of forcing out someone or something; the ejection of troublemakers by the police; the child's expulsion from school. expulsion, riddance, ejection. defenestration - the act of throwing someone or something out of a window.
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genocide genocide. (noun) The systematic and widespread extermination of a cultural, ethnic, political, racial, or religious group. Example: The Holocaust (1941–1945), in which Jews, Poles, and Romani were murdered by Nazis in Germany due to their ethnicity and race.Audio Pronunciation: (gen·o·cide).enocide. (noun) The systematic and widespread extermination of a cultural, ethnic, political, racial, or religious group. Example: The Holocaust (1941–1945), in which Jews, Poles, and Romani were murdered by Nazis in Germany due to their ethnicity and race. Audio Pronunciation: (gen·o·cide).
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Persecution Reasons for Persecution. The Bible gives examples of good people pursuing and persecuting others ( Judges 8:16, ; Gideon against the men of Succoth, to teach them a lesson Mark 9:38-41, ; the disciples, in prejudice, opposing a brother witnessing to God's power ).
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oppression Definition of oppression. 1  1a : unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power the continuing oppression of the … underclasses — H. A. Danielsb : something that oppresses especially in being an unjust or excessive exercise of power unfair taxes and other oppressions.